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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Embrace the minivan. It will make things so much easier. My girlfriend just traded in her Audi q7 for a sienna and loves it. Her kids are 5, 3, and 1[/quote]

Unless you live in the city and parallel park a lot.  Then, a minivan or a big SUV is your worst nightmare.  You can fit three across in a Volvo station wagon and they are easy to parallel park. The station wagon does give you a little bit of storage/luggage room. [/quote]

Volvo wagons are no smaller than a lot of SUVs. And three across is really not practical. [/quote]

I have tried to parallel park my sister's minivan in our neighborhood and it was hard.  I didn't like being so high off the ground.  Hers did not have a rear view camera, so maybe that helps. If you live in the city and are thinking about a minivan or SUV, make sure that part of your test drive is to parallel park in a tight space between two cars over and over again.  I know that for me, it was a much bigger challenge than doing so in something built on a lower car frame. I'm sure I could learn to do it, but I drive in the city every day and only take long car trips a few times a year.  For one big trip, we rented an SUV and returned it when we got to our destination.  For $50 in rental fees, you can have the big car you need for a long drive and a smaller car that works better for city living the rest of the time. [/quote]

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